While the star of the Spyker booth was most certainly the B6 Venator, the vessel through which Spyker will attempt a resurrection of sorts, I couldn't help but wonder what the plans were for Spyker's current offering — the C8 Aileron, the latest variant of a line of similar models produced in extremely low numbers.

John Walton, the Chief Commercial Officer at Victor Muller's Spyker, used to be an executive with Aston Martin, so he knows a bit about V8s. So I got a surprise when I asked him about whether Audi would continue to provide engines for the Aileron.

According to Walton, "[The Audi-sourced V8] really hasn't got enough bang for the buck. To be honest, every supercar needs to have something that begins with a '5' today. That's why we're supercharging the car in the future, which will take it to over 500-hp.

"We're not in any hurry to jump to the next generation. Having said that, the development work we're doing with engine suppliers on the Venator allows us to actually look at slotting something into [the Aileron] too."

Of course, with an engine supplier not yet lined up, that's all subject to change, although its highly likely that the smaller, cheaper Venator will have a six of one form or another. That's a lot of ifs, but I hope that Spyker can make it happen. Their cars are awfully interesting in a sea of too-similar supercars. Stay tuned, as I spoke to Victor Muller about the inspiration for the B6 Venator, and what the upcoming Spyker SUV might look like. That interview is coming soon.